Herman Rosenblat became acquainted with the darker side of
prejudice and hate when the Nazis invaded Poland. His father died
of typhus in the ghetto; his mother was sent to the Treblinka death
camp to be exterminated. Forced into labor camps with his brothers,
Herman clung to the last fragments of life inside of him.
But it was at the Schlieben labor camp in Germany that Herman met
his angel. Night after night, a young Jewish girl who lived outside
of the camp a " and who was passing as a Christian a " met Herman
at the fence, bringing him food and, more important, hope. Herman
never learned her name.
It wasna (TM)t until Herman was forging a new life for himself in
New York City that the most astounding miracle occurred. On a
double date, he met a girl from Poland a " a girl with an angelic
facea ]and the memory of helping a young boy in a concentration
camp survive. This is the true story of a love that was meant to
be. Herman and his a oeangel at the fence, a his wife, Roma,
overcame the greatest odds to find each other a " and a happiness
that would inspire millionsa ]